A SOLDIER'S PERSPECTIVE
THE WEB'S LEADING MILITARY BLOG SINCE 2004
I picked the wrong time to accept my invitation to write here. Sorry I have not been around in a while. After my last post, we to the field. It was a mixture of suck and fun. Also thank you to everyone who commented on my last post.
“The field”. You dread when the first sergeant says those words – especially in the summer. And especially at Fort Polk, LA. The bugs are EVERYWHERE!! The heat and humidity sap every bit of energy you have. When you wake up in the mornings you feel like you have to peel yourself up from your cot although it has been cool a the past couple of mornings before we came in.
One of the things we do is train units preparing to deploy to a combat zone. We focus on small unit tactics and dismounted operations. We train them to deal with IEDs, VBIEDs, angry mobs, desperate citizens, you name it. It get sort of repetitive after a while but I like the predictability of it here. Even though we tend to do similar operations with each rotation, they are all different enough that we learn something from each one. When you come in from the field you feel a great sense of accomplishment that the guys leaving will be better prepared for whatever they will face during their next deployment. We’re kept busy enough that for long periods of time we forget the suck and work hard at making each other the best Soldier possible.
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Donna
Yeah I can imagine it gets pretty hot and muggy down at Ft. Polk. Glad you are back SGT Huckleberry!!
rejenia
I’ve read 3 blogs today from guys in the big dance, and they had danced. They all 3 said their training just kicked in, and they knew what to do. Thank you, and those serving with you. Job well done.
Tracy
I love summer, but I hate the humidity. I live in WI, but believe me it gets plenty humid here too (although I’m sure not as bad as LA!!) The humidity just sucks the life out of you. The worst was when I was 9 months pregnant in 95-100 degree weather with 90% humidity (that was the summer my son was born) UGH, not fun. When you breathed outside it felt like you were breathing through a cotton ball.
Even though sometimes it sucks, the fact that you are training soldiers to be the best they can be before deploying is an awesome thing.
Sharm
I find it interesting to hear what you guys are doing. Can you really prepare them here for the heat they face in Iraq during summer months? I can’t imagine how men don’t just keel over all the time with all of that heavy equipment and the stress they endure. I am truly amazed by our servicemen and women. I look forward to your next post.
Terri
SNAFU went to JRTC at Fort Polk last April. I remember him complaining about the humidity then, so I can just imagine what it’s like now.
Tom
Ahhh, you work as cadre at JRTC. I was there in Feb and Mar 2004 in build up to OIF2. Rained the entire time I was there. Good, good fun.
SGTHuckleberry
I hate the rainy season here. It’s not just wet, but gets muddy and smells weird. The humidity here is so bad, I carry a butter knife so I can slice through it all to find my cot.
Dani
I have a friend over there and he always feels so far away. It’s nice to be able to read about other people’s experiences in the field. I found you through the Bloegger’s Choice Awards where this blog has been nominated for the Best Political Blog and several other categories. I think it’s a great way to find more readers (like me) who are interested in what’s going on from a “soldier’s perspective”. It’s easy to get more votes by adding a Brag Badge, I’m pretty sure all you need to do is copy and paste the code available at: http://www.bloggerschoiceawards.com/blogs/show/1727
Terri
It’s been like that here lately at Fort Hood. Care to take some of this rain SGT Huckleberry? I’d gladly send it your way.
John Ryan
I always think it a little funny when our troops complain about the enviorments they are going into. HellIraqis and Afghanis LIVE there!! I never hear them complaining.
Terri
The big difference John is that the Iraqis and Afghanis are acclimated to the weather there, our troops aren’t.